Aeotec Z-Wave Garage Door Controller

The garage door is one of the most overlooked yet frequently used entrances to your home. Aeotec’s Garage Door Controller brings the intelligence of the connected-home and Z-Wave to it. Easily connected to your door’s existing motor, Garage Door Controller enhances it with a suite of security and safety sensors.

Always aware.Monitor and control your garage door via a smart phone and an Internet connected Z-Wave hub from anywhere in the world.

Complete package.Garage Door Controller comes with everything you need: the controller, a tilt sensor, and accessories.

Notifications.Tilt sensor lets you receive notifications when your garage door is opened and shouldn’t be.

Entry log.Keep a time log of when the garage door has been opened or closed, and receive remote notification when that happens.

Does this controller use a normally open voltage free switch to allow it to connect directly to spare hard-wired external button press terminals on the motor PCB?

Yes, that's correct. The Aeotec controller simply closes a relay to short either the existing external switch circuit or the external button terminals on the motor. It doesn't supply voltage through the relay.

Would this work with Google Home?
Do I need a thing else for it to work with it.?

Google Home doesn't have built-in Z-wave, so you'd need a Z-wave hub that has integration with Google Home.

Vera doesn't have native support yet, but there are 3rd party Vera plugins that make it work (for the more tech savvy home automator). One of our customers wrote an article about it.